The 3d Search Attack Squadron is an inactive
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unit. Its last assignment was with the
1st Search Attack Group
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. It was inactivated on 10 April 1944.
History
Tested electronic equipment and trained crews for its use in antisubmarine operations; antisubmarine patrols, Jan until late 1943.
Lineage
* Constituted 2d Search Attack Squadron (Heavy) on 7 December 1942
: Activated on 10 December 1942
: Redesignated: 2d Search Attack Squadron (Heavy) on 22 November 1943
: Disbanded on 10 April 1944.
Assignments
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1st Sea-Search Attack Unit (later Search Attack Group), 10 December 1942 – 10 April 1944.
Stations
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, 10 December 1942 – 10 April 1944
Aircraft
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B-18 Bolo
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, 1942–1943
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B-24 Liberator
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, 1943–1944
References
* Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
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Military units and formations established in 1943